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Vicksburg father arrested

A Vicksburg father is in jail charged with shaking his six month old boy to death.

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Updated: 6:17 PM CST Dec 17, 2013

Vicksburg father arrested

A Vicksburg father is in jail charged with shaking his six month old boy to death.

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Updated: 6:17 PM CST Dec 17, 2013

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WEBVTT A VICKSBURG- FATHER IS IN JAIL,CHARGED WITH SHAKING HIS SIX-MONTH-OLD BOY -- TO DEATH. 16WAPT'S TAMMY ESTWICK EXPLAINSWHY FAMILY-MEMBERS SAY -- POLICEMADE A MISTAKE.JAMARO SOUTH - A FATHER -ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS OWN SON.POLICE SAY HE SHOOK THE 6 MONTHOLD TO DEATH.YES, ...YES...BUT FAMILY MEMBERS SAY POLICEHAVE IT ALL WRONG ... AND THISCASE COULD COME DOWN TO HOWSOUTH ACTUALLY HANDLED THECHILD. VICKSBURG POLICE SAYSOUTH WAS AT HOME WITH HIS BABYFRIDAY WHEN SOMEONE CALLED 911.EMERGENCY CREWS SAY THE CHILDWASN'T BREATHING WHEN THEYARRIVED THEY RUSHED HIM TO THEHOSPITAL. DAYS LATER DOCTORSPRONOUNCED HIM DEADWE PANIC WE YOUNG WE DON'T KNOWEVERYTHING WE JUST TRYING TOLEARN LIKE HER AND YOU.RELATIVES ADMIT THEY WEREN'TTHERE THE NIGHT THE BABY DIEDNAW, NO I DON'T BELIEVE THATWHEN WHEN JAMARO PROBABLYNOTICED THAT HIS BABY WASCHOKING BUT THEY DO NOTBELIEVE HE KILLED THE BABY .643 FOR HIS RIB TO BE BROKE HEHAD TO BEENFOR THE RIB TO BREAK TRYING TOBRING HIM BACK.. 656ACCORDING TO THE MEDICAL REPORTTHIS CHILD WAS SHAKEN VERYVIOLENTLY WHICH ALSO CAUSEDOTHER INJURIES. VICKSBURG POLICEAREN'T CHARGING THE MOTHER BUTSAY THEY STILL HAVE A LOT OFINVESTIGATING AHEAD.

Vicksburg father arrested

A Vicksburg father is in jail charged with shaking his six month old boy to death.